Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-18
CAN'T DELIVER THE GOODS,
The Weaver Combination in Iowa and the
Union Labor Party.
NON.FU SION GREENsAckERS,
"A Novel Question Before tho Board OF
Hcalth-lowa's National Guard
The New Soldiers Home-rho
Prohibition Party.

has been trying very hard to hand over the
remnant of their party to the democrats as
heretofore, has run against another snag.
The leader of this faction are Weaver and
Gillette, both of whom have been to congress.
by trading votes with the democrats. They
tried the same dodge this year, but were de-
feated in the Marshaltown convention,
which organized q new party made up of
greenbackers and labor men, and took the
name adopted by the Cincinnati national
convention "Union Labor" party. The new
party declared against fusion with either of
the old parties and determined to stand alone
on its principles The Weaver-Gillette crowd
were downed temporarily but determined to
bring about fusion after all, and
SO went to work to secure an
other convention on the ground that
the other was not representative and fair.
Taking advantage OF the state meeting OF
Knights of Labor at Boone, they slipped
upon them and ran in notice for u new
convention to be held In this city In August.
But ex-Congressman Weaver. who Is a
straight-Out anti-fuslon greenbacker, was not
caught mapping, and getting together ma
| jorty of the state committee appointed by
the Marshalltown convention they repudi-
ated the call for new convention and said
they proposed to stand by the old. This
| leaves matters as they were, with Union
| Labor ticket in the field, and the Weaver
| Gillette outfit still vainly looking for some
way to deliver to the democracy the goods
which they had promised but can't touch.
| THOUGHT IT WAS POISONOUS.
The state board of health tor Iowa is a
| very lively institution. 1t is constantly stir
| ring up things for the benefit Of the public,
and usually very wisely. One Of the last
| subjects to occupy 1t, is the color of the
| ''Dackboards," sO-called in public schools.
Instead of being black. many schools have
begun to use green boards, claiming that they
were much easier upon the eyeslght and bet
| ter in every respect. The board of health
had an idea, however, that the green colorng
matter was poisonous, and SO called up
| declared that it was harmless and to the as
tonishment of the medical men put hand
| full of 1t in his mouth and began eating it.
The doctors made break for stomach humps
| and emetics, expecting to have dead man OIL
| their hands unless relief was soon afforded.
The painter, however, mad no use for theI
services, and still lives to attest the harmless.
| ness of his mixture SO green paint will stay,
and before long the backboards OF Iowa will
| all be green.
| IOWA NATIONAL GUARD.
| In a few days the National Guards OF
Iowa go into their annual encampment.
| The First brigade leads off with an encamp.
ment at Ottumwa' G%3nllnenclns conn August ana
lasting five days, This brigade is composed
and is under the command of General Wright
OF Centervllle: 1t includes some OF the best
soldiers of the state, and will bs In good
fighting trim after its outing. There has
been great improvement In the Iowa
National guard in the last few years. The
quota is kept right up full. ana ,s, Il there is
any that may drop out. The standing of the
state militia is pretty well shown by the re-
cent distribution of the appropriation made
by !he last ST congress 0 FOR the National Guard.
Iowa receives Sli,9Sl.56. the sixth highest
sum in the list
TIE NEW SOLDIERS HOME.
The new soldiers home at MarshalltOwn
is progressing nicely, and it is hoped to have
it ready for use in December. There seems
to be no doubt now that AL OF its accommo-
dations will tle needed. There are over fifty
old soldiers now known to be in the poor
houses of the state, distributed as follows:
In Lee county 6, Scott s, Jackson, keokuk
and Mapello seach Davis; ,r Fremont, Greene
Benton, Buchanan, Beuna Vista, Cerro
Gordo Clayton, Clinton Decatur, Dubuque.
Fayette, Henry, Humboldt, johnson, Jones,
Marion, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Tama,
VanBuren, Washington and Webster each
There will be a good deal OF comfort in the
fact that Iowa will soon have home SO that
its old veterans VIII not have 70 spend thelr
declining years in the poorhouse, or be the
recipients of private charity, when the ma
tional government neglects Its duty to the
| men who saved the Union.
THE STATE LIBRARY.
| The advance sheets of the librarians an
nual report to the government shows the
state library to be in ilourish'ng condition.
very interesting feature of the library is what
is known as the "Aldrich, collection" Of
autographs; photographs and engravings 9f
| noted people. There have been many adj
ditOnS lately made to the collection, and
now there is q fine display representing
kings, queens, famous warriors, statesmen,
literary celebrities and other people OF note.
WORKINGMEN's WAGES.
The advance sheets of the annual report OF
Commissioner hutchins, of the labor bu-
reau. present some very interesting statistics.
n W.
ing the average weekly wages paid artisans
and mechanics in European countries com
pared with those received in Iowa. Taking
the table for England, comparison ri tina
wages tor Iowa. shows an Increase FOR the
Iowa workman of fourth to a half above
the wages received by the Englishmen; The
week; the Englishman but 1856. The Iowa
carpenter gets nm average for his week s
work of slS44 the English carpenter gets
but S7G6. The Iowa harness maker makes
an average of S96s per week; the English
harness maker gets but S6.63, and so on
through the different trades, No better arr
gument could be given OF the advantage TO
the workingman OF protective tariff than
this comparison between free trade England
! and protected America.
THE IOWA PROHIBITION PARTY.
lfthere were place in the country where
one would Imagine that prohibition party
was superfulty. II would be Iowa, that for
the past few years has been enforcing pro-
hibitory statute the best it knew how. But
|
Although prohibition is the law OF Iowa,
there are prohibition cranks who insist on
! keeping up a separate party, as II the subject
Of prohibition had never been discussed
here. Their convention In this city the past
, week was great farce There were only
eighteen members to 1t, but they looked ser
ious, talked loud, and stOrmed around as X
they were q thousand strong. In
plungng around after candidates to nOmi-
nate, they dropped upOn Judge Lewis
OF Sioux City, for supreme Judge. Nobody
knows why this atliction was put upon the
judge. He has always been regarded as a
nnc man, but the little convention must have
hae a spite against him, which they sought
to crafty by nominating him on their ticket
without his knowledge OF consent coun
try lawyer named Wood who was quite con
spicuous in the Iladdock trials at Sioux City
: seemed to be responsible for Judge Lewis
. misfortune, for he buldozed the other seven
. teen into nominating him, assuring them
that the Judge was all right, and he believed
sympathiZcd with them. II is too much :,
expect to have law forblddlng people from
making fools OF themselves, but it would {
, q good idea to have a law that will keep then
u from trying 10 make fools Of other people.
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